Did you repot or pot up? Sounds like the latter. Repotting involves removing all of the old soil from the root mass, untangling roots and pruning any roots that are problematic or circling the pot.

Potting up would mean you'd just take the plant out of the pot with soil and roots in tact and put it in a larger pot, adding fresh soil around the bottom and sides.

If you potted up into a much larger pot you will have issues. First, because you didn't untangle roots or prune them, they won't grow out into the new soil, they will just keep choking each other. Second, now you have a lot of soil in the pot with no roots to extract the water from it. It's going to stay soggy a long time.

If you care about the plants, do what's best for them, not what's best for you.

Can you post pictures?

I did the same thing a couple years ago with my first group of houseplants. Almost all of the plants grew like crazy and then I was glad I did not have to re-pot so quickly. I tend to water plants on the lesser side, so I never ended up over watering because of the soil/plant size ratio. Martha Stewart says put your finger in the soil an inch or two, and if it's wet underneath, don't water.

The one plant I've run across that DID NOT like it was my money tree. It has always been very picky, but I have done everything I could to save it because it's a money tree and letting one die would be bad feng shui. Lol.

If you're worried, maybe you could put two of the same plants sharing a bigger pot if that works better, like outdoor container gardening. Then if you have a leftover bigger pot, try putting your favorite herb plants in it as an herb garden.

But I, personally, would leave the plants where they are and see how it goes. You can always change it later if things go south... I've realized that gardening, whether indoor or outdoor, is a fun learning experience. Enjoy your pretty new pots and admire your work!!!

Can't say I agree with the above. It doesn't have to be a learning experience if you learn the right way. Your plants also won't have to suffer. Just because they're not dead, doesn't mean they're doing well.

She has learned about pot size, and posted this question, so I'd say she's doing pretty good. If people didn't experience things, and tweak as they learn, or even un-do everything they started out with.....we would not have the chocolate chip cookie.

My plants do not suffer, I baby them to the point where friends laugh about it but always say how beautiful they look. What is a garden if you don't enjoy it???? (answer: work)

Anytime you're using a soil that made up up mostly peat, youre going to run into issues if you pot up (repotting is a different story as you could switch to a faster draining mix) and put the plant into a pot that's a few inches too large.

you said you'd leave the plants were they are and see how it goes. That is what I don't agree with. It could be a recipe for disaster.

as far as your cookie comment, this is different. We don't have to learn from our mistakes anymore. There's plenty of info out there on how to do it the right way the first time.

As Rhizo said, not all soils are airless when moist, and overwatering is not much of a risk. Roots need oxygen & moisture at the same time to function. Overwatering isn't about how much water is added, it's about whether or not the excess is able to drain out of the pot and then how much air the soil has when saturated. Unless they are cacti/some types of succulents, drying out is stressful to most house plants, and unnecessary if the soil has plenty of air in it when moist.

Sips are never good for leafy tropicals, but saturating the soil with a
forceful gush of water can seriously compact the soil. When potting
plants, don't pack the soil tightly, and water gently at least the first
few times so the force of poured/gushing water doesn't compact soil,
until the particles settle into a position, hopefully with plenty of
tiny air spaces in it. At a sink or shower, slowly, gently add enough
water over the entire surface so it runs copiously out of the holes in
the bottom. When it's finished dripping, put it back in its' normal
spot.

If you think your soil is already compacted, you can use a stick or fork to poke down into it & pry up around a few places, to get some air back in there.
Also assuming peaty potting soil, I think the key to Plant Lady's
anecdote is that she tends to be an ignorer, not overwaterer. But she
didn't say, and may be adding lots of perlite to it, making something of
her own, or following a recipe.

I totally agree with the part about putting multiple plants in large
pots. Since I've started doing that, the results have been very good,
for both me (time/frequency of watering) and the plants.

Katheryn - the more water your soil holds, the higher the probability that over-potting will raise its head as an issue. Soils made primarily of coarse materials hold less water in the large spaces between particles, so they provide a better home for roots due to a higher volume of air and less soil saturation. When using that type of soil, over-potting becomes LESS likely as an issue.

You CAN water in small sips for a while, but that practice ensures that all the salts from fertilizer solutions and the dissolved minerals in tap water remain in the soil. This eventually leads to the plant's inability to take up water. You can still water in sips and not incur the 'high salt problem' if you use rain water, snow melt, distilled water, water from a reverse osmosis filtering system, water from dehumidifiers/air conditioners .......

If they were my plants, I'd probably return them to the pots they were in until a more advantageous time to repot them - repot being a key word. Repotting is more extensive than potting up, and it eliminates the limitations associated with root congestion that potting up doesn't fix. If you decide you want to spend a little time further investigating these ideas, I'll help you formulate a plan that will actually allow you to take advantage of the plants' strengths and avoid their weaknesses.

You might find this info to be of value.

Al